The Pennsylvania Game Commission urges anyone who encounters a bear to make noise and alert the bear so it can move off. If one gets too close to the bear, officials advise to back away slowly and keep facing the bear.

Wild bear attacks are extremely rare, but the commission says to fight back if an attack occurs.

Bears return to areas where they find food, and sometimes that means coming back to areas where they’ve found garbage or other refuse to eat, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. This can be dangerous to people and bears alike.